The latest articles on DEV Community by Connor Phee (@connorphee). https://dev.to/connorphee https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F29936%2F3beab872-0168-4e07-91d8-fe511f0c33a1.jpeg https://dev.to/connorphee en Connor Phee Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:48:12 +0000 https://dev.to/connorphee/how-to-avoid-rabbit-holes-when-learning https://dev.to/connorphee/how-to-avoid-rabbit-holes-when-learning <p>As I begin trying to learn new frameworks/languages/paradigms etc., I find that rather than taking a deep dive into learning that specific thing, I almost always end up in a "rabbit hole" of tabs and resources covering the surface of related things. Most recently I have been attempting to learn React, but find myself spending more time reading about things like webpack, Babel, Create React App and others. It doesn't feel right to use things like these few examples without truly understanding what they are all doing under the hood, but at the same time learning these could take significantly longer than the tech (React in this case) itself.</p> <p>I am curious if others have had similar experiences and whether or not I should continue to explore all surrounding things in the ecosystem or try and focus in on one thing with a very high-level understanding of everything else?</p> discuss Connor Phee Fri, 26 May 2017 02:52:13 +0000 https://dev.to/connorphee/my-first-post-to-devto https://dev.to/connorphee/my-first-post-to-devto <p>I have been coding for roughly two years and just wrapped up my junior year of college. I have been following numerous coding blogs/sites/podcasts for a year now, so I figure it is about time I try contributing in whatever capacity I can. </p> <p>I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan and am in my second summer at Thomson Reuters as a software engineering intern.</p> <p>Almost all of my coding experience is in Java or Javascript. I am currently very curious about Javascript and everything surrounding it, design patterns, best practices, etc.</p> <p>I am very excited to continue contributing and learning as much as I can from everyone else. Please feel free to connect with my on any social media platforms, it would be awesome to have others to discuss and share ideas and thoughts.</p> <p>Nice to meet you.</p> introduction